title: Endoscopy: Can computer-aided personalized sedation bridge troubled waters?
abstract: The issue of propofol administration by nonanesthesiologists for upper endoscopy and colonoscopy remains controversial. A recent study investigated the efficacy and safety of a novel computer-assisted personalized sedation device. Patients sedated using the device experienced fewer serious cardiorespiratory events than patients undergoing standard sedation by bolus administration using a hand-held syringe.
authors.affiliation: New York Gastroenterology Associates, 311 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075, USA. lawrence.cohen@nyga.md
authors.forename: Lawrence B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous / Q000379:methods; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004360:Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015742:Propofol / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D015742:Propofol